In addition to his own vessel, Idel was given command over the Star Destroyers belonging to CaptainsShan and Conro for the mission, and the trio arrived in the Castell system before the Imperialis could escape. The commodore contacted his two subordinates via hologram once above the shipyard and briefed them of their mission before commencing the task by ordering his gunners to destroy the space station in order to make an example of those who failed the Emperor.[1]

Once the Star Destroyers' turbolasers had reduced CC-24 to space dust, Idel turned his attention to the yacht. Ordering Shan and Conro to stand by while he handled the thieves, the commodore had his Star Destroyer release a pair of gravity mines, which would latch onto the Imperialis and prevent it from jumping to hyperspace. However, the yacht's automated defense system quickly destroyed the mines, prompting Idel to offer a million credits to whichever captain could capture the ship first.[1]

Keen to claim Idel's promised reward, both Shan and Conro moved to capture the Imperialis with their vessels' tractor beams. However, Calrissian, who was piloting the yacht, maneuvered the the Imperialis between the two Star Destroyers, causing the two Imperial vessels' beams to lock onto each other instead. The captains realized their mistake too late, and their ships were pulled together into a collision while the Imperialis fled the system. Having witnessed the utter failure of his mission unfold before him, Idel chose to end his own life rather than face the Emperor's wrath. After advising his crew that they might consider defecting to the Rebel Alliance, he took his blaster pistol and shot himself in the head.[1]

Idel was confident that he would be able to reclaim the Imperialis with ease upon reaching the Castell system and had his two supporting captains hold back while he tried to capture the vessel on his own. However, when Shan questioned the need for three vessels on such a mission, the commodore pointed out that it was the Emperor's orders and told the captain to focus on the mission.[1]

After Idel's gravity mine scheme failed, his confidence was shaken to the point that he was willing to offer a large sum of credits to the captain that succeeded in capturing the yacht. After the Imperialis escaped due to the incompetence of Shan and Conro, Idel chose to commit suicide over the failure, avoiding whatever punishment the Emperor might have in store. A human, the mustachioed Idel had blondhair, fair skin, and brown eyes, with a scar running across his right eye socket.[1]